No. 8,913 in Swedish
demonen
"The demon."
In a sentence
Demonen skrämde barnen med sitt hemska utseende.
The demon scared the children with its terrifying appearance.
Here, 'demonen' refers to a fictive supernatural being used as a subject in a narrative.
Demonen inom mig får mig att tvivla på mina beslut.
The demon within me makes me doubt my decisions.
In this sentence, 'demonen' metaphorically represents inner struggles or doubts, showing a psychological usage.
Jag har läst om demonen som hemsöker slottet i den gamla boken.
I have read about the demon haunting the castle in the old book.
'Demonen' is used here to describe a narrative character that is associated historically or literarily with haunting.
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